Seat Beat Resolution

 

With the most recent school bus crash in Magoffin County, Kentucky, communities are again raising questions about school bus safety. The Ohio PTA Board of Directors passed a board resolution encouraging, “Ohio School Districts to voluntarily pursue, within budgetary constraints, pilot programs of installing lap-shoulder seat belts when ordering new school buses to determine if the presence of lap-shoulder seat belts meets the safety and behavioral improvement needs of their school district for transportation of students.” The National PTA has been advocating for seat belts in school buses since 1998 and calls upon law makers to support, “legislation or regulation requiring any new bus purchased for the purpose of transporting school children to be equipped with seat belts, and encourage all school districts to implement strong seat belt use, education, and enforcement policies”. Please click here to contact your leaders today to advocate for greater safety for our children! “Seatbelts Save Lives!”  For more info, please visit the School Bus Seat Belt Safety Alliance website.

National PTA Fall 2022 Programs Grant Recipients

Fall 2022 PTA Connected: Create with Kindness Grant Recipients

Sponsored by TikTok

Akron Early College High PTA Akron Ohio
Olmsted Falls Senior PTA Olmsted Twp Ohio

Fall 2022 PTA Healthy Minds Grant Recipients Sponsored by The Allstate Foundation

Minerva France Elementary PTA Columbus Ohio

Fall 2022 PTA Connected: The Smart Talk Grant Recipients 

Sponsored by Norton

Austintown Intermediate PTA Austintown Ohio Barberton Middle School PTSA Barberton Ohio Big Creek Elementary PTA Middleburg Heights Ohio Gables Elementary PTA Columbus Ohio Hayes Intermediate PTA Grove City Ohio Jackson Middle PTA Grove City Ohio John Foster Dulles Elementary PTA Cincinnati Ohio

Congratulations to the Ohio PTAs included in the $655,000 in funding to 495 local PTAs and 2 DCR PTAs representing 43 state PTA congresses, of which 57% support Title I schools. The grants to carry out PTA programming for this round are as follows:

PTA Healthy Minds, sponsored by the New York Life Foundation and The Allstate Foundation: 100 local PTAs awarded $2500

PTA Connected: The Smart Talk, Sponsored by Norton: 150 local PTAs awarded $1000

Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement, sponsored by the family of Mary Lou Anderson: 2 local PTAs awarded $1000

STEM + Families Propelling Our World, sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries: 35 PTAs awarded $1,000

STEM + Families Science Festival, sponsored by Bayer Fund: 30 local PTAs awarded $1000 and 2 District/Council/Region PTAs awarded $5000

PTA Connected: Be Internet Awesome, Sponsored by Google + YouTube: 50 local PTAs awarded $1000

Family Reading Experience Grant, Sponsored by Office Depot OfficeMax: 35 local PTAs awarded $1000

Tobacco Prevention Campaign, sponsored by The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: 25 local PTAs awarded $1000

PTA Connected: Create with Kindness Grant, Sponsored by TikTok: 38 local PTAs awarded $1000

PTA Connected + Discord, Sponsored by Discord: 30 local PTAs awarded $1000

4 Key Takeaways and Friendly Reminders

 

IRS 990 filing and AG Charitable Registration DEADLINE is November 15th, 2022!!!

As a 501c3, your unit must file an IRS990 and register with the Ohio Attorney General's Charitable Registration -both are due by November 15th. The Ohio PTA pays for a free filing service, File990.org. Log in with your EIN and file. For more information - review the Financial and Legal Handbook ( attached) or email your Region Advisor OR contact Barb Varley, VP of Field Service at barbvarley@gmail.com

Ohio PTA Membership is DUE by November 30th, 2022

First, ( Initial - but don't make it the Last) membership dues are required to be sent via Member Hub to the Ohio PTA by November 30th. Please pay prior to November 30th so that we receive it by the end of the month.

So if your status is:

• We have paid members but not entered-- great!!-here is a resource to enter them into Member Hub hhttps://support.memberhub.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001448274-Enter-PTA-Members-Cash-Check-

• Haven't had a membership drive yet- see lots of resources from National PTA on membership https://www.pta.org/home/run-your-pta/membership-resources But also remember- your board should be members!

• Don't have access to Member Hub- call, text, or email your region advisor

• Don't see the pay button- only the president or treasurer( logged in ) can see the pay button!

Have you heard about the updated National Standards for Family-School Partnerships?

Well, Good News. There is a virtual town hall meeting coming soon!!

When: Thursday, November 17th, 2022

Time: 7PM EST

Where: Virtual Meeting will be streamed live on National PTA’s Facebook page and Twitter and YouTube accounts.

We want Ohio to be the most represented on the call. We can do this Ohio!

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd4jfDlnNRU0Pu3z11pHLbzE7UBbl2eL1IBie_qldiDKVbVw/viewform

Here is the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Info Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_nUWa9ArLQ36UEB7Mhh8g7orhlRpNlPW

Daylight Savings Time this Weekend!

Remember to change your clocks this weekend. We get 1 extra hour in the day on Sunday, November 6th, 2022.

Raising the Bar with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

 

Families are essential partners in providing a high-quality education for every student. National PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships set the bar for how schools and parents should work together to support student success. The updated Standards provide critical guidance and best practices for strong partnerships that will make a real impact for all students, families, and schools. National PTA, alongside other leading education organizations, will host a virtual townhall Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. EST in conjunction with National Parent Involvement Month. The townhall will be streamed live on National PTA’s Facebook page and Twitter and YouTube accounts. Register Now: https://forms.gle/Jv6FxDvRneHnWiwx8